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, Session Block A2

14:45 Models, Tools and Simulations for Solar Façades

Chair: Sydney Browne, Diamond Schmitt Architects, Toronto, Canada

Predictive modeling and documented performance

  • Contribution to overall project energy requirements
  • Sustainability benchmarks
  • Demonstrating cost-value

Sydney Browne, Diamond Schmitt Architects, Toronto, Canada

Adaptive photovoltaic façades for balancing energy efficiency and visual comfort

  • Olea europaea-inspired design
  • Multi-objective optimization and simulation
  • Pareto front solutions analysis and comparison

Hank Zhang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Cost-effectiveness of five BIPV archetypes in different markets

  • Methodology for economic viability of BIPV
  • Case studies of BIPV archetypes
  • Profitability of BIPV

Gabriella Gonnella, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy

Brief Presentations

BIM models with active BIPV elements for multidimensional simulation process

Astrid Schneider, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria

Digital Surface Model and tools for BIPV optimal design

Ana Marcos Castro, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain

15:45 Coffee Break